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How IFS Kiran Bisen Turned Ujjain’s Forgotten Land into Living Forests Before Simhastha 2028

3 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

With less than one percent forest cover, Ujjain saw a quiet green transformation under IFS officer Kiran Bisen through riverbank plantations, community...

Beyond Headlines

Building a Shield of Safety: IPS Abhinav Sonkar’s Mission to Protect Women and Children in Dhenkanal

3 February 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

IPS Sonkar is transforming women and child safety in Dhenkanal through preventive policing, community...

Video Interview

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

In Bastar, dreams usually end early. Life moves to the rhythm of survival, not ambition. Civil services...

Change Makers

Inside Samrat Rahi’s Push to Bring the Hooghly Back to the City

2 February 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Reclaiming the Hooghly, Kolkata is rediscovering its river through heritage-led redevelopment, public...

UPSC Stories

Calm, Clarity and Rank 15: How Siddharth Babu Cracked UPSC and Joined the IFS

2 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Who is Siddharth Babu? The 2017-batch IFS officer who interpreted for PM Modi on Republic Day and cracked...

Must Read

From 2011 Batch Onwards, 2-Year Central Deputation Made Mandatory for IPS Officers Seeking Senior Central Posts

31 January 2026

Union Budget 2026-27: ₹2.93 Lakh Crore Allocated to Railways; 7 New High-Speed Rail Corridors & Kavach 4.0 Safety Push

1 February 2026

Union Budget 2026-27: ₹10,000 Cr Biopharma SHAKTI, Semiconductor & ISM 2.0, Textile Mega Parks to Boost 7 Strategic Sectors

1 February 2026

Videos

Vinit Nandanwar And The Making Of Bastar's First IAS

2 February 2026

Pallavi Priya

A Bottle-Painter, A Poetess, An Author, Avid Reader, Champion Player and A Successful IAS Officer – Mugdha Sinha Has Aced It All

29 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

Hemming ITDC To Provide Ultimate Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Experience | IAS Mugdha Sinha Video Interview

26 January 2026

Sharad Gupta

PSU News

NMDC Q3 FY26 Reports ₹1,738 Crore Net Profit, Approves ₹2.50 Interim Dividend and New Critical Minerals Subsidiary

3 February 2026

NLC Wins ICAI Excellent Financial Reporting Award 2024–25 for Transparency and Governance at WOFA 2.0

3 February 2026

GAIL CMD Sandeep Kumar Gupta Honoured with Prestigious CA Global Achiever Award at 19th ICAI Awards

3 February 2026

POWERGRID Commissions Khavda II-C Transmission Project to Evacuate 4.5 GW Renewable Power from Gujarat

3 February 2026

Railway Board Approves Deputation of IRAS Officer Jai Bhagwan Singh to RVNL as JGM (Finance)

3 February 2026

SAIL Records Highest-Ever January ’26 Sales, Delivers Best-Ever April–January FY26 Performance

3 February 2026

HAL Enters MoU with Russia’s PJSC-UAC for Production of SJ-100 Civil Commuter Aircraft

3 February 2026

NTPC Green Energy Signs MoU with Assago Industries for 1,000 TPD Green Urea Plant at Pudimadaka

3 February 2026

Defence News

ISRO LOX-Methane Engine Thrust Chamber Test

What Is ISRO’s LOX-Methane Engine and How It Supports India’s Next Generation Launch Vehicle

3 February 2026

Big Boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Odisha Clears ₹17,250 Crore Defence-Aero Mega Hub

3 February 2026

Union Budget 2026: Government Raises Anti-Naxal Funding by 20% to Meet March 2026 Target

3 February 2026

MAK Controls Launcher for Akash-NG Program

India’s Akash-NG Missile Program Advances with Induction of MAK Controls’ Indigenous Launcher

3 February 2026

Judiciary News

BNS Section 69 Explained: Allahabad High Court Rules Consensual Physical Relationship Cannot Be Termed Cheating

3 February 2026

UP Bulldozer Actions Under Judicial Scanner: Allahabad High Court Seeks Clear Answer Despite Supreme Court Guidelines

3 February 2026

Pennaiyar River Dispute: Supreme Court Mandates Tribunal Formation, Pushes Centre to Act Within One Month

3 February 2026

Explained: Kerala High Court’s Order on Special NDPS Courts and What It Means for Drug Trials

2 February 2026

Opinion

Features

Eighteen IPS Officers Retire: Reflections on a Life of Service and the Journey Beyond the Uniform

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Precision Lethality: The Shift from Volume to Accuracy

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UPSC Stories

Calm, Clarity and Rank 15: How Siddharth Babu Cracked UPSC and Joined the IFS

2 February 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Who is Siddharth Babu? The 2017-batch IFS officer who interpreted for PM Modi on Republic Day and cracked...

She Cried, She Learned, She Returned: The Unbreakable UPSC Journey of IAS Avdhija Gupta

20 January 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From three consecutive Prelims failures to securing AIR 43, IAS Avdhija Gupta’s UPSC CSE-2024 journey...

Why the UPSC Centenary Logo Matters: A Visual Guide to 100 Years of Civil Services

18 January 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

The UPSC centenary logo marks 100 years of India’s civil services. Decode its symbols and trace the journey...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

Part 2 : Why K.M. Panikkar Still Matters in India’s Political and Intellectual History

30 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Drawing from deep archival research and unflinching narrative honesty, Narayani Basu presents K.M. Panikkar...

Three Engineers, Three Books

29 January 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Retired IAS officer Amitabha Bhattacharya reviews three engineers’ autobiographical books, exploring...

Part 1 | Boswell for a Statesman: How Narayani Basu Reconstructs the Many Lives of K.M. Panikkar

27 January 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

In this extended two-part review, the author seeks the indulgence of readers to engage deeply with A...